Trump well ahead in

latest Republican poll

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has broken past the 40 percent mark in a new poll surveying Republican voters, just a week after his proposal to temporarily ban all Muslims from entering the United States

Who would you support for the Republican nomination for president?

50

40

30

20

10

0

%

Results of

last seven

polls since

April 2015*

Donald Trump

41%

Ted Cruz

14%

Marco Rubio

10%

Ben Carson

9%

13%

11%

7%

7%

5%

Jeb Bush

3%

Apr

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Dec

*Poll based on sample of 385 registered voters who identify themselves as Republicans

or lean toward Republican Party. Margin of error of ±5.0 percent. Picture: Getty Images

Sources: Monmouth University poll, Politico, wire agencies

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